I hear articulate, rational people like Andrew Yang speak about the nuances of complex issues and then I listen to our elected officials in Congress talk about the nuances of complex issues and the difference is staggering. The question I struggle with is how do we get people like Yang into Congress and other elected positions? Why do we get stuck with greedy, stubborn, unintelligent people representing us? I hope (foolishly) that Andrew goes far in the Democratic primaries.

I agree with the remarks on education, but I think there's one thing that's worth mentioning. I find it haphazard to toss money at college, when our elementary and secondary school systems need work/funding. How do we expect to build a solid roof (college) on our house when our walls (secondary) and foundation (elementary) aren't good? Along those lines, why not push secondary schooling to include more basic life skills? For example, how many high school kids do you think can handle a question like "If you buy a PlayStation for $300 on a credit card with a 24.99% APR and make the minimum monthly payment of $35, how much will that PlayStation cost you in the end?" Honestly, I would be surprised if more than 25% of students knew the answer.

Kinda like tRump U. Oh, college is not for just getting a job. It’s about teaching the student how to think critically so the general population is not so freaking dumb. You can be in the trades and still go to college. Not to get a degree. But, to take classes you’re interested in. Surprising how college educated leaders feel college isn’t for everyone, isn’t it?! “Keep em’ just smart enough to run the machines and do the work I don’t want to do.” Seems like a short sighted way of looking at the world. I’m pretty sure he went to college.

I hope this dude gets far and maybe become president. Unlikely but if he gets to the point to where I can vote for him I'll be happy. It would be my first time wanting to vote. I usually don't ever see anything promising in any president but this dude always seems so real compared to the others.

Overly simplistic. Has toilet paper gotten 2.5 times better? No. There’s this thing called inflation. I’m sure there is profligate spending on administrators (and their spending habits, going to conferences First Class and staying in 5 star hotels). But that’s not the majority of the problem. Which is: useless degrees. I also laugh that it’s ok for a far left Democrat to espouse getting money into people’s hands to spur on the economy. When a conservative does it he’s a fat cat. And there’s no burden on the overall economy - quarter after quarter of 3+% GDP growth and historically low unemployment. The only burden is on people who got useless degrees.

Another factor to take in is that because we have a lack of these technical trades the people who have these jobs usually have to travel ALL THE TIME. That makes it difficult to have a healthy and happy family life when you’re always on the road. With more people in these professions we can keep our jobs local and keep family’s together.

Bernie sanders didnt want to make all colleges free. He wanted to use the 75 billion dollars a year that we already spend on giving people financial aid to open government owned colleges that anyone could enroll in if their SATs were high enough

people should be realistic about what they spend on collage if you can not afford Harvard do not go people are spending 150,000 on a degree to be a teacher that pays 65,000 a year it does not make sense

I'm from Argentina and college has been tuition free here for over a hundred years now. If we can find the money to do it, America sure as hell can find the money to do it. The wealthiest nation in the world is putting excuses for something that hundred of least wealthy nations have already done.

And I'm talking about public universities, you can go and pay for a private education here if you want. Private universities are not as good as public ones here tho. Unless is for something really specific like marketing or film.

I went to community college and now transferring to state school with free tuition bc of my grades. I will end up saving over $100,000 compared to the brats that feel entitled to go to a private $60,000/year where they end up indoctrinated and submissive to the system. AND I do my homework, AKA I research what I am taught and I learn things outside of school, there is a lifetime of knowledge in books and internet, but it’s unfortunate that I can be as educated as a brat, but bc I didn’t get the expensive formal degree, I end up last.

Im a high voltage electrican , and dude am i proud of it !i actually finished uni,but didn’t find a job , my high school offered a diploma that qualifies me as a electrician, took a few more classes, qualified for high voltage, and i rly like how things are going , working at this company for 5 years , view is great on top f a high voltage tower lol!work is relaxing , its u and ur coworker out in nature , job pays well , work is clean, rly glad i took this decision! sure beats being stuffed in an office with 30 other ppl , not knowing if my job will still exist in 10 yrs, or fi my company deems me UNPRODUCTIVE! but yeah ... remember getting made fun off or mocked by my uni colleagues for “not being ambitious enough to pursue a career in a bank” - couse finished finances uni-- goodluck with that shit yo!

Priorities. Financial planning. Don't live outside of your means. The best way to fix most student loan debt.Do you know how many people get excess in loans and spend it on non-school associated and even leisure expenses.

I glad everyone in the comments section are seeing yang as valuable candidate and not letting there racist egotistical white power pro trump asshole mindset to be involved.. come guys let’s grow up from this ... black lives matter was a scheme to turn us against each other.. you whites people won but why be petty about it

I never went to college because personally, I don't have the patience to study or take tests or have the smarts. Glad I started a trade because I make more than what all the people that said I'm stupid to not go to college make lol

Yang 2024 not going to beat trump and realistically wont get Democrat nomination at least this time around. I must say though I'm impressed with his logical thinking refreshing , didn't know I could agree so much with a Democrat.

I really like Andrew Yang's idea about alternatives to making money. Getting kids to think that college is only thing that can happen if they want to be successful is where I think our Educational system is failing. I think that if we can educate them on reading and doing basic math most can do a trade or vocational study and make more than enough money to take care of themselves and a family.

I heard a lot of ideas without concrete solutions. Students pay 10% of their income for 10 years toward their loan and who pays the difference? Can you say "higher taxes"? What if a student cannot get a job or has time when they are not working or decides to work for cash? No real answers here unfortunately.

Seems like he is running as a democrat because he is socially left but fiscally right. He seems like a very educated man who would focus on getting economy on track. Sounds pretty moderate, smart guy, but still Trump 2020.

Why is everyone acting like the people strapped with student loan debt didn’t enter into it of the own free will. It’s like paying off someone’s gambling debt. You are literally gambling that getting a college degree will translate into a well paying job. How about stop subsidizing bad decisions. Are we seriously going to pay off student loan debt for the wealthiest people in this country? That is who goes to college isn’t it?

insert GIF of standing applause! college was the worst mistake of my life. I was always fed that it was necessary and that I would never amount to anything. I have NEVER had to show my degree for my career and that monthly student loan payment every month is a harsh reminder. Some fields do require college, but not everything and trade jobs are 100% viable career paths. I am trying to teach my kids this! I just want them to pick a career that'll make them happy and if college is needed, fine, do the work. If not, learn the skills.

We just raised the military spending to nearly 1 trillion dollars. No one batted an eye. We could have done free college just with the extra 200 billion dollar increase we gave to the military so we can bomb 8 countries. When it comes to war we have all the money in the world to spend. When it comes to taxes being spent on actual Americans its "how we gonna pay for it"

It doesn't need to be free so long as it's affordable, honestly. I'd rather it be free at a level (like an associates) though... But I'd be happy to see my hypothetical children not have to go into as much debt as I did just to get a regular job in my field. And yeah, you can say "you don't have to go to college for that..." But most jobs in my field won't take you seriously unless you have a college education so what can you do?

Joe Rogan you buffoon, it’s free PUBLIC college, not “FREE COLLEGE ACROSS THA BOARD.” Like public elementary, public middle school? High school? Like how they made modern literacy rates skyrocket? Wow.All public funding.Why not just end the wars and fund our country correctly?Hm.

College is a crock. I have no degree, no debt and make well over 6 fig. a year. Skilled labor turns into promotions into management and a real career. These kids dont understand that and dont want to work for it. Get out into the oil and gas industry and work for it.

This is the guy who wants to give "free money" to people and ban guns. Typical socialist trying to grow the size and power of government, also very Democrat of him to hook a portion of the population on handouts which they need to keep voting Democrat to get. Wink wink nudge nudge buying votes is democracy.

The federal government owns almost all student loans, so basically the public is in debt to itself. I'm all for lowering that amount but they need to bring costs down by making colleges more responsible for ridiculously high tuition

another issue that wasn't really touched on is that so many people are going into college and getting bullshit degrees (history, literature, etc) and not looking into things like STEM degrees. degrees that have a much higher job placement and necessity

There is also a lot of people who go into college to get a degree that they wouldn’t get them a job to where they can pay back the loans. So maybe cut these crappy degrees out of college. I wonder how much student debt could be erased by just doing that, also that would probably make the college employment rate better.

I help clients delete student loans from their credit reports every day. This allows them to continue on with their lives without it hurting their credit scores. This is a huge problem that a lot of people are not talking about.

I'm a center guy that tends to lean left...free college is a terrible idea. These guys are right...you forget about trade professions and by the time everything is said and done most companies will start requiring college degrees for entry level jobs. Imagine McDonald's requiring a BA/BS degree in Communications for their cashiers. LoL.

In Switzerland we have about 56% of young people who go to vocational schools/apprenticeships and it's one of the most important factors for our economical success and the high quality of Swiss products. It sounds really crazy to us that in the USA this type of career is looked down upon as being for losers.

I feel like it’s cause of our need to look like this super power full of opportunity. And over the years we have decided that college is the main proof of achievement which has led to our current system. And the problem is we can’t blame corruption this is a societal problem we have dug ourselves into

Okay so if you want to forgive student loan debt then you need to let the people that didn't go to college because they didn't want to incur the massive debt and actually worked those four years go back to college for free. And President Andrew Wang can foot the bill.

I’m working full time and am trying to get an associates in applied sciences at a community college and the price is insane. Almost 1000$ a class for a community college. However, it does open up a lot of opportunities and keeps me engaged with pursuing a better career, especially coming from a tiny town with nothing but dead end people and jobs. I’m trying to apply for financial aid and scholarships too. College shouldn’t be something that is free for you, but also shouldn’t be so expensive that no one except the upper class can afford it.

Yang is not presidential timber. He’s more of a secretary of Labor, or Commerce. I don’t want a business man running the country! What he’s saying about over-emphasizing is b.s. Not everyone wants to go to college. Training in the trades should be free, too. I wouldn’t worry about “cost structures.” People should have choices and will decide their best path. Not everyone wants to start a business either. College has been restricted from a vast part of the society, so why would he want to dissuade folks who newly gain the opportunity to study free of charge and debt? His ideas are good but his overall vision is not. Besides, if he doesn’t get the nomination will he still want to serve the people or go back to running businesses? Not that there’s anything wrong with it.

Thank you! Finally somebody is addressing the extremely flawed education system of this country. I dropped out of college two years ago and went to a trade school instead, and it’s the best decision I’ve made. College will not only suck your money dry, it will also land you in the same group of people who also have debt and you will never be able to escape that financial hole. If we fix the education system of this country, the political system will eventually follow suit. But people like Yang will never be the front runners because they are a direct threat to the establishment.